The rain total for Louisville since mid-August from the remnants of hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Nate has been 9.99 inches.

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So in the last 2 months, 79% of the rain total for Louisville has been from hurricanes. If none of those had moved through the Ohio Valley, we certainly would be in a drought situation.

There is a moderate drought over western Indiana near Terre Haute. That map is below.

The next rain system will be with a front moving across the Ohio Valley and a low pressure coming up from the southern U.S. These will produce a chance for rain Sunday through Tuesday.

Sunday morning the front will be near St. Louis and some rain ahead of the front will arrive later in the day.

The front will be in the area on Monday and the low will move northward toward Tennessee during the day.

Tuesday, the low will be moving away and another front may produce a few showers to be followed by the coldest weather of the season so far.

The GFS computer model has only .25 to .50 inches of rain for Louisville.

The Euro is much more bullish on the rain with just under an inch for Louisville and over 7 inches near Lafayette, IN.

The Canadian computer model has heavier rain for Louisville with over 2 inches.

The Weather Prediction Center has over 1.25 inches for Louisville.

The drought index just updated this morning has a moderate drought (brown) near Terre Haute and abnormally dry conditions for west central Indiana into central and southern Illinois and far west Kentucky.